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The Oudh Laws Act, 1876

38 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  3. 1The entry relating to Bengal Regulation 20 of 1825 was rep. by Act 10 of 1882
  4. 2The entries relating to Bengal Regulations 17 of 1806, 20 of 1810 and 5 of 1817 were rep. by Acts 4 of 1882, 13 of 1889 and
  5. 3Act 20 of 1856 has been repealed in the U.P. by the U.P. Town Area Act, 1914 (U.P. 2 of 1914)
  6. VI — MISCELLANEOUS Honorary Civil Jurisdiction
  7. 4Validity of local customs and mercantile usage
  8. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  9. 5The entry relating to the Minors Act, 1858 (40 of 1858), was rep. by Act 3 of 1890
  10. 6Act 22 of 1871 was rep. in the U.P. by Act 18 of 1919 and generally by Act 1 of 1938
  11. II — PRE-EMPTON
  12. 7Presumption as to its existence
  13. 8Its existence in towns to be proved
  14. 9Devolution of right when property to property to be sold or foreclosed is a proprietary or under pro
  15. 10Notice to pre-emptors
  16. 11Loss of right of pre-emption
  17. 12Right of preemptor on foreclosure
  18. 13Suit to enforce right of pre-emption
  19. 14Decree to fix time for payment
  20. 15Effect of non-payment of purchase-money
  21. III — PROCEDURE OF THE COURTS
  22. 16Rule of limitation
  23. 19Rules of taking evidence
  24. 20Execution-sale of ancestral and acquired property in land
  25. 22Service of process within jurisdiction of Lucknow civil court
  26. 26Revenue-agents authorized to appear, etc., in rent-suits
  27. 27Power to make rules for custody and sale of attached property
  28. IV — VILLAGE AND ROAD-POLICE
  29. 29Right to nominate village-policemen
  30. 30Obligation to nominate
  31. 31Discretion to appoint or reject nominee
  32. 32Power to Government to appoint. Procedure in case of rejection of nominee
  33. 33Appointment of road police
  34. 34Duties of village and road police-man
  35. 35Procedure on arrest by village or road police-man
  36. 36Dismissal of village or road police-man
  37. 37Acts punishable
  38. 38Fines to be credited to such fund as Government appoints
  39. V — SUBSIDIARY RULES
  40. 39Power to make rule
  41. 40Publication of rules
  42. 41Continuance of prior rules as to matters for which rules may be made under the Act.]
  43. 42Penalty for breach of rules
  44. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  45. 44Honorary police-officers
  46. 45[